Welcome to the Brookshire Meadows Out of Character discussion thread.We are a join-by-request neighborhood, so you need to ask in here before you join. Please read the important info of this first and follow the directions to join.

SettingBrookshire Meadows is a small suburban development which sits between the Northern Midwestern town of Brookshire (to its west) and the Brookshire Forest Nature Preserve (to its east). (( Rough Map of the Development ))The Preserve is a largely untamed Forest, with sections which have no trails, and is watched by ranger Jack Calvin and his deputies, Roger and Melinda. (( Description of the forest ))

Current residents of Brookshire Meadows:Every character has their own color when they talk, so its easy to tell them apart. Every notable character in the RP is listed here, including non-pet characters. Humans are Underlined, animals who are not main-characters are Bold.

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Open Characters for anyone to use:- Dr. Roll N. Stones (Dr Stones) - East Brookshire Community Vet. Runs a small animal hospital near the development. Has nurses too.- Police and Animal Control - Open when they appear, unless specially noted. (Note: Jack and the Rangers are typically RockstarRaccoon's characters. Jack is effectively the same rank as the Brookshire police chief.)

Table of ContentsLots of things have happened so far, so I broke it down into arcs for anyone who wants to read or refer back. Each has a Name, Description, and list of main characters.

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Season 1Day 1- Rocky - Rocky meets Cale, and is "adopted" by his mother (Cale, Rocky, Frank, Mrs Patterson, Rikki)- Rikki and Kyra - Rikki meets Kyra, who atarts teaching Rikki how to read. First use of IRC. (Rikki, Kyra)- Neighborhood Menagerie - A bunch of characters show up for the first time. (Shep, Frank, Rocky, Cale, Flake, Zeke, Zuchinni)- Shep's Basement - Shep is introduced and gets in trouble for showing Jacob a private shooting range. (Shep, Frank, Jacob, Zeke)- Frank and Zeke at the Store - Frank takes Zeke to the store and gets him high... then Sam shows up. (Frank, Zeke, Matt, Sam)- Rocky 2 - Rocky takes a bath while Cale meets (and is amazed by) Rikki. IRC. (Rikki, Rocky, Cale)- Pie! - Rocky, Rikki, and Cale eat Pie. One long IRC-RP. (Rocky, Cale, Rikki, Mrs Patterson)- The Sleepover - Joy shows up and has a sleep over with Shep at Jacob's house. Hilarity ensues. (Joy, Jacob, Shep)- The Forest - Rikki takes some other animals into the forest and shows them his tree. One long IRC. (Rikki, Cale, Rocky, Flake)- The Party - Matt and Frank throw a party, which devolves into chaos. (Frank, Matt, Zeke, Cale, Rocky, Rikki, Kyra, Sam, Enya)- Rocky and Cale - Rocky and Cale talk and go to bed. One IRC post. (Rocky, Cale)Day 2- After the Sleepover - The pets from The Sleepover wake up, and Joy can't remember anything. Joy hurts her leg and Enya is fully introduced. (Joy, Jacob, Shep, Enya, Shep's dad)- Good Morning! - Everyone who stayed at Frank's house wakes up. (Frank, Zeke, Matt, Kyra)- Rikki is SLEEPING - Rikki is nocturnal and sleeps during the morning. One off. (Rikki, Jack)- The Mall - Pretty much everyone, starting with Cale and Rocky, goes to the mall. Really long with Some IRC. (Cale, Rocky, Mrs Patterson, Sam, Flake, Frank, Matt, Zeke, Rikki, Jack, Kyra)- The Vet - Matt, being an evil "cackling maniac", drags Frank and Zeke to the Vet, then the pet-park. Some IRC. (Matt, Frank, Zeke, Zuchinni)- Rikki's Scars - Rikki pulls Cale aside and explains the origin of the huge scars on him and Jack. One IRC, within the Mall arc. (Rikki, Cale)- Lost in the Forest - After finding that Jacob and Enya are suddenly going out, Joy runs to the forest, and the teen-romance-drama-gang follows. (Joy, Enya, Jacob, Shep, Anubis)- Mall Mischief with Rikki - Rikki takes Kyra and Zeke around the mall before finding Jack, who drives them home. Part of the Mall arc. (Rikki, Zeke, Kyra, Jack, Zuchinni)- Pets Around Town - Cale and Sam show Rocky how to Rollerblade, and meet some new residents. (Cale, Sam, Rocky, Xuan, Ian, Kytes)- Musings of Rikki on Zeke - Rikki walks Zeke home, trying to convince him that he should run away. Zeke shows Rikki his house. All IRC. (Rikki, Zeke, Shelly)- Enya's Big Show - The Teen-Romance-Drama gang goes to Enya's show. Everything's going great until Frank shows up, curious as to why Enya switched boyfriends from him to Jacob because he'd left for 6 Hours. (Enya, Shep, Jacob, Joy, Frank, Zuchinni)- One Darin wolf-pup - On their way back, Frank and Matt find a wolf pup, who they name Darin. Lots of IRC. (Frank, Matt, Darin)- Sid the Vicious - Sid moves in and has his first psychotic episode, terrorizing both Kytes and Xuan. Lots of IRC, crosses other arcs. (Sid, Kytes, Xuan)- Felix comes and interrupts everything. - Joy takes Shep to her house where her old boyfriend Felix shows up, totally side-tracking her thing with Shep. (Shep, Joy, Felix)Day 3- An uninvited Guest - Early in the morning, Darin discovers a raccoon in Frank and Matt's Kitchen! All IRC. (Darin, Taku, Frank, Matt, Rikki)- OMG I haz 2 BFs!! - Joy deals with her old boyfriend, who she didn't break up with when she moved, and tries to keep Shep. (Joy, Felix)- OMG Shopping! - The Teen-Drama-Gang(TDG), minus Joy, goes shopping. (Shep, Jacob, Enya)- A Sinister Shadow - Two strangers in an Animal-Control-like truck enter the neighborhood with shady intentions. (Goons, Trinket, Cale, Sid, Rocky, Kytes)- Y HALLO THAR - Sid meets Kyra and Ian, Kytes spies with a spyplane, lots of fun... (Sid, Kyra, Ian, Kytes, Xaun)- Unlucky Sons, Part 1 - Darin wakes up and Taku gets severely injured. Rikki worries over Taku while Jack and Melinda look after Darin. All day long, with alot of IRC. (Darin, Taku, Rikki, Jack, Melinda)- [url]OMG BBQ![/url] - The Teen-Drama-Gang splits up to invite people to the party, and end up inviting only their families. Oh well! (Joy, Shep, Jacob, Enya)- Sam Triangle - Sid meets Zeke and Sam, taking them back to his house where him and Sam realize they are meant for each other and decide to start dating: Zeke can only watch in horror. Some IRC. (Sid, Sam, Zeke)

- The Barbecue - Pets (and wild-animals) from around the neighborhood notice the barbecue and rush to do some tasty investigation. (Every character in the RP at that point except Darin and Taku.)- The Search for Sid - Trinket realizes that Sid's yarn ball is haunted, so he helps Kytes bring it back. (Kytes, Trinket)- Pifer on the Run - Pifer sneaks into the development to look for food and entertainment, much to Rikki's worry. (Pifer, Rikki)- Unlucky Sons, part 3 - Taku and Darin wake up in a cage in the vet-wing of the ranger station. (Taku, Darin)- Dirt - Sid finds Kytes again and forces him to eat dirt until he starts choking on it. Lots of fun! (Sid, Sam, Cale, Kytes, Trinket)- The Confrontation - Rikki finds Pifer. (Pifer, Rikki)- Monster - Sid is a scary cat, and Sam is his girlfriend. (Sid, Sam)- Unlucky Sons, part 4 - Taku and Darin wake up yet again. (Darin, Taku)- "Catch" - Jack plays catch with Darin. (Jack, Darin)- The Barbecue arc: This part is sort of happening all day with other stuff around it, so I broke it down into sub-arcs.- - Shooting Things (for fun!) - The pets at the barbecue shoot things in the underground shooting range.- - Joy and Felix and Shep are here...- - Sid and Kytes talk here...- - Zeke and Trinket go into the basement and it blows up...- - Shower Scene 1 - Rikki and Pifer take a shower together... I guess we thought this would be funny at the time? (Rikki, Pifer)- - When Pifer met Kylie - Pifer notices Kylie, and totally has the hots for her. (Rikki, Pifer, Kylie)- - Shower Scene 2 - Sid and Kytes... We really seem to like these shower scenes... (Sid, Kytes)- - The obvious happens. - Someone put the grill in the kitchen and just sorta left it there, still going, and it OBVIOUSLY starts a fire. Everyone panics!

- [url][/url] - MOAR TO COME! ()- Sid takes off his glasses - Not an arc, but kind of important for that particular character, also the end of S1 D3 (Sid, Sam)Day 4- [url][/url] - MOAR TO COME! ()

Season 2Day 1- A cat named Peter-Rabbit - Peter-Rabbit makes his official debut as a main character, and a very repressed one at that. Other characters like Tantrum debut aswell) (Peter-Rabbit, Tantrum)- The arc where Ellen appears! - I'm too lazy to name it, but that's what it is! (Erin, Ellen, Terry)- An arc where Meeka is in the woods and so is Taku - I will write this later. (Meeka, Taku)- Gladius and Black - Two new characters were introduced, but unfortunately didn't stay. (Gladius, Black, Rikki)- Swapped Lives - Nate and Max are a cat and mouse, but they've switched bodies, and are now a mouse and cat. Oh the hilarity... (Nate, Max, Peter-Rabbit)- Special Arc: Timeline Crisis- - What madness is this? - A strange fox shows up in the woods and runs into Taku. What could come from this? (Samuel, Taku, "mysterious coyote")- - [url]Red Letter Day[/url] - Alexander (Alexander)- - [url]Timeline Shift![/url] - ? ()- - [url]Witchcraft![/url] - Samuel begins accusing Jack of "witchcraft", while Taku tells him he's nuts. Jack reveals that he is, in fact, Satan. (Samuel, Taku, Jack)- [url]Lone Wolf[/url] - While doing his daily musings Rikki smells an unfamiliar animal, who just happens to be a very troubled new arrival. (Rikki, Darin, Lorna)- [url]A sleep-deprived dog[/url] - Mason gets introduced, along with Sid's triumphant return. (Jack, Johnny, Mason, Sid)- [url]Mouse and Wolf[/url] - Darin meets Nate, Max, and a mouse who happens to be another character... (Nate, Max, Darin)- [url]Rikki's Job[/url] - Rikki takes Lorna around as he does various things in the forest. (Rikki, Lorna, Polaris)- [url][/url] - MOAR TO COME! ()

Zuchinni Death CountZuchinni is killed in creative ways as a running gag. When he dies, no one seems to notice. He reappears later, unharmed. This is an ordered list of who's killed him and how.

House Rules:These are all important, so know them well if you're in this neighborhood.

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- We are a Join-by-request neighborhood. That means that to join, you need to get permission from us. Follow the directions below to join. Don't worry, this isn't so much to filter out characters as to keep confusion down. - - Amendment: On top of that, we are now virtually-capless, which means we aren't paying attention to how many active members we have, only that we can keep track of them...- Give others a chance to respond. This is really annoying, especially in the middle of the day/morning. (American time) Not everyone can be on at all times, and when you start leaving people's characters behind, it's a problem. If someone takes less than a day to post, you need to wait. Only when it's been several days is it acceptable to do something to free up your character.- This is a Democracy an Anarchy, not a Bureaucracy. Unless there's a rule being enforced, or some opposition, anything (within the rating limit) goes. If you want to do something because you think it's fun, go ahead.- WE USE IRC. It is not required that you use it, but you're going to get left out of alot of stuff if you don't use it. It also means we post alot every night (American time), because we coordinate. - - Amendment: we don't use IRC enough anymore... It's a good idea to start using it again though...- Watch the OOC thread. Stuff is constantly happening in here, so if you aren't watching, you're missing RP-important stuff.- Note the Structure: I try and keep some sort of structure in this neighborhood, to who's in what "group", what's happening in what "arc", and what "day" and "season" events happen in. Keeping that in mind might be useful to avoid confusion when trying to understand what's going on.

Joining Process:

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1. If you want to join, you need to post a sheet in the Main OOC and then come in here.2. Link a fully fleshed-out character sheet so we can all see what you're bringing in, and maybe add a few words on what you're bringing into the neighborhood.3. At least three people who are already settled into the RP need to agree to you joining. - Amendment: this step hasn't served much use, so at this point, you don't need approval, just a lack of disapproval. I encourage players who are currently active to look at the new sheets that are being posted and voice any concerns, objections, or suggestions they have.4. They need to be ready to answer any questions or concerns from current members before they continue.5. They will then be assigned a color for their character.6. If 24 hours have passed since their join-request was posted, they can make an introductory post in the thread. (not before 24 hours unless they are told otherwise by the GM or a mod)

Brookshire Meadows Cannon:In BsM, we've decided on some things which aren't fully explained in the comic by doing them here. Here's a reference to the things we've used.

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- Lifelong Pets tend to be childlike, while Wild animals tend to be adultlike. Pets typically behave like human children, without much to make them become responsible, no matter how old they are, though they can become wizened and experienced. (see Xuan) Wild animals know responsibility well, and have had to worry about keeping themselves and their families safe and fed, though they can still behave like playful children. (See Rikki)- Pets have "boyfriend/girlfriend" relationships which are just for fun. Wild animals have mates, and that works like it did in the middle ages: They start looking when they are 4 and are trying to find someone to have children with as soon as possible.- Forest Predators are not dangerous, but that's not widely known. All the wolves in the preserve have been sternly warned not to attack any human or animal with a collar, and thus, they are afraid of them.- The East Brookshire mall is big, and not far from the Brookshire Fields development, which is on the east edge of town. It may be the only mall in Brookshire.- Pets have alot more rights in this state than they do in the state that Richardson Valley is in, and certain things which come up there (eg. neutering) aren't even considered in this state. Michigan has a rule that says an animal that is sent back to the shelter 3 times can be put down, but that isn't the case in this state either. Brookshire has passed some particularly pet-friendly laws, which became popular after the city's small businesses reported a lasting boost in their earnings.- Yorkshire is the nearest big-city, while Brookshire isn't much of a city at all. They have a larger pet-hospital.- Yorkshire is rapidly expanding, encroaching on the surrounding wildlife, causing an ecological meltdown. Wild animals in the Yorkshire are less friendly and do not socialize with each other anywhere near as much. The Mountain-lion which Rikki and Jack fought and Darin the wolf pup came to Brookshire as a result of the meltdown.- Human hunting in the preserve is illegal, and hunting laws everywhere are presumed to be stricter than IRL, quite simply because it's alot less likely to be legal to kill an animal that can beg for mercy and has friends which might take revenge.

Yorkshire FieldsIn early 2012, we merged Yorkshire back into Brookshire Meadow's frame of reference. Because that can be kind of weird, here's the special rules on that.

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- Yorkshire is a few miles away from Brookshire, which means that characters can't simply walk between the two towns, but can easily drive back and fourth in 15 to 30 minutes.- Yorkshire only recently copied Brookshire's Pet Friendly laws, which have been in place for a few years. Thus, characters in Yorkshire are likely to be less used to them.- Anything that happens in Yorkshire happens in our thread, but it should clearly be happening in Yorkshire, and there shouldn't be constant crossover.- Characters in Yorkshire Fields can still be there, but part of the idea is to slowly phase that out, so don't plan on keeping them there for too long...

================-- That was the end, my first post starts here. --Ok, so I started the neighborhood as Buckdida told me to, so I'm going to open the OOC too.

I think the first thing that we need to establish is who lives here and what the neighborhood's like. Right now I'm really into the idea of having it share an edge with a nature preserve, as that's good material. Anyone else have thoughts?

Edit: I have an idea, maybe we should post (possibly shortened) copies of our character sheets here (after making complete ones in the main PF OOC) for easy reference. Here's Rikki's.

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Name - Rikki CalvinSpecies - Raccoon (North American)Age - 24 (appears older) (7 human years)Gender - MaleAppearance - Pretty much a large, Gray and brown, North American Raccoon. Only interesting feature is an old scar on his upper left leg. He looks a little older than he is, because he grew up feral and still lives in the wilderness.Personality - Rikki is a bit of a wild trickster. Having been born a feral, he has a tendency to act undomesticated at times.Other - Lives with Ranger Jack Calvin.SPECIAL - Str = 7; Per = 7; End = 6; Cha = 4; Int = 4; Agl = 7; Luk = 7;

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Hmm, well since its on the edge of a nature preserve, maybe we could go for a sort of Civilization style go? Like, the neighborhood is sorta parked, but it could be the jump-off point for a bunch of expedition into "The Wild" (ie: the nature preserve) where pets could romp around, play make-believe with interesting looking trees and ferals, and occasionally band with said ferals to fend off lobbyists who want to chop the forest down for paper?

Edit: Yeah that's a good idea about the character sheets, I think that's what they're doing on the other threads too.Edit2: Also, I'm liking the new neighborhood and am thinking of "moving in" with a different character, fyi.

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Mon May 31, 2010 6:38 pm

RockstarRaccoon

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Re: PF: Brookshire Meadows OOC

FunkyChickenFace wrote:

Hmm, well since its on the edge of a nature preserve, maybe we could go for a sort of Civilization style go? Like, the neighborhood is sorta parked, but it could be the jump-off point for a bunch of expedition into "The Wild" (ie: the nature preserve) where pets could romp around, play make-believe with interesting looking trees and ferals, and occasionally band with said ferals to fend off lobbyists who want to chop the forest down for paper?

That's kinda what I was thinking. It'd be great for the setting.

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Edit: Yeah that's a good idea about the character sheets, I think that's what they're doing on the other threads too.

Well, Buckdida wasn't into the idea, but if you like the idea, then edit that post to contain it. It's sort of a vote-by-action thing.

Edit: Also, alot of talking is going on in IRC, so it might be good to join.

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Mon May 31, 2010 6:45 pm

Neko

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Re: PF: Brookshire Meadows OOC

Name - Cale Patterson

Gender - Male

Species - Cat

Age - 14 (4 In human Years)

Neighborhood - Brookshire Meadows

Appearance - Cale is an all orange cat with lighter orange stripes covering his body as well as his stomach and face. He has Blue/Green eyes with a red collar that has a small skateboard tag.

Personality - Cale is not a shy person, though he is not all that outgoing. He loves to Skateboard, Rollerblade, and bike. He also likes Rock, metal, and other similar music. You will usually see him riding around the neighborhood with headphones on, listening to his music.

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Mon May 31, 2010 6:53 pm

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Re: PF: Brookshire Meadows OOC

Hey Neko, nice characer. Now some else should post in the RP thread.

So anyway, it sounds like we're in agreement on the nature preserve. I think it should be to the east of the town, and have a road and fence between it and the house. Anyone mind if Rikki is the Ranger's pet? It works for his backstory.So, beyond that, I think we should add a park of some sort in the center/western side of the residential area (the kind with swings and all that), and then maybe say there are shops and things to the west. How's that sound for a layout?

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Edit: I have an idea, maybe we should post our character sheets here for easy reference. Here's Rikki's.

-Name-Rocky

-Gender-Male

-Species-Dog - Husky

-Age-21 ( =~ 6 human years)

-Neighborhood-Brookshire Meadows

-Appearance-Larger than the average Husky, fur patter the same, white grey and dark grey. Green collar with a stainless steel "R" tag.

-Personality-he's very nice to new people. He's like the opposite of shy, very playful, always tries to make people laugh, sometimes doing stupid stuff because of it. Has a bad temper problem, but is only caused by blatant rudeness or evident audacity toward him. likses to climb, run, jump, play, doesnt like being inside.

-Other Notes-He was being transfered to Alaska to be a sleigh dog when the flight luggage was misread and was flown to the wrong state. He broke out of the cage and ran through the airport, mostly out of fear. He is now wandering through random neighborhoods looking for his next bite to eat, when he stumbles upon a pet friendly neighborhood called Brookshire Meadows.

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Mon May 31, 2010 7:22 pm

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Re: PF: Brookshire Meadows OOC

FunkyChickenFace wrote:

Edit2: Also, I'm liking the new neighborhood and am thinking of "moving in" with a different character, fyi.

Oh PLEAASSE move in K-Bar if possible, he'd be PERFECT here...

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Mon May 31, 2010 7:54 pm

Atari

Joined: Wed May 26, 2010 6:18 pmPosts: 118

Re: PF: Brookshire Meadows OOC

Name: Kyra Terrae (Female)

Species: Dog (Husky/Collie)

Age: 14

Appearance: Kyra usually looks either energetic or "spaced-out", depending on her involvement in the situation at hand. She almost never has a smile, even when energetic. She wears glasses while reading. She has a silver coat of fur, except her face, which is oddly of a lighter color, and white on her belly and chin. She has pointed ears that are usually only down when she's in her "spaced-out" mode. She has a pink collar with a silverish book hanging on.

Personality: She is more of the avid reader, mainly to occupy her time, as using even the simplest electronic can likely get broken from her not knowing how to use it (however, with reading, she would easily understand it, if she wanted to). When she gets involved into something other than books [and for that matter, when she's reading books], she gets very involved and determined into her involvement, to the point that she's not conscious of her surroundings. The more excited she is to something, the more determined she is to finish it, whether she can or not. She can work logically in most cases (except for thinking ahead), but not so much in strength and athletics. Most often, her personality leaves her in the worst spot she can be, and can be because of her near-inability to think ahead.

Other notes:

* Kyra was left behind by her previous owners to become a stray before her current owners found her on the street and decided to adopt her.

* She learned how to read by her "(second) mother", who was once a 6th grade English teacher.

Edit: Move K-bar? Hmmm.... that'd be interesting to say the least. I'll have to go and erase my presence from Radiant Gardens somehow... OOH! MAGIC- *gets shot by all players* Sorry, just kidding. I'll probably have K-bar make regular appearance but not actually move in. However, I've got a cousin of his (on K-Bar's father's side) who's moving in (need to finish character sheet!!) and they have similar personalities. No bombs though, which is probably a good thing, considering this is a nature reserve.

Edit: Move K-bar? Hmmm.... that'd be interesting to say the least. I'll have to go and erase my presence from Radiant Gardens somehow... OOH! MAGIC- *gets shot by all players* Sorry, just kidding. I'll probably have K-bar make regular appearance but not actually move in. However, I've got a cousin of his (on K-Bar's father's side) who's moving in (need to finish character sheet!!) and they have similar personalities. No bombs though, which is probably a good thing, considering this is a nature reserve.

Ok, well, see..... Rikki has access to gunpowder.... and he has a personality which would make him share with K-Bar for the lulz... so...You don't have to move him, I just thought he'd be cool here. Go ahead with whatever you're doing.

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-Appearance-Frank is skinny as a beanpole and is somehow unable to gain more muscle. He has navy-blue fur and has sky-blue eyes. His collar matches his eyes and has a black musical note outlined in white hanging from it. He’s also got the sort of dashing look to him that makes fan-girls squee earsplittingly.

-Personality-Frank has too great loves: his music and girls. As such, he’s very much a ladies man and is constantly extremely charming. He even had some –shudder- fanBOYS in his old home (Chicago). It should be noted that he’s cousins on his father’s side with K-Bar, who lives in Radiant Gardens. As such, he also has an energetic side, but instead expresses this with enthusiasm for the job at hand and dramatics instead of just running in happy little circles. His energy is his own and not a coping mechanism for various traumatic experiences. He also has his shady side and is occasionally seen in the commercial district discussing things with shady looking cats wearing trenchcoats. At these times, he’s very quiet and subdued. You would barely recognize him. He’s also an extremely musical individual and is constantly ruminating over some melody he heard earlier. He may bang his head against a wall if it’s an annoying store jingle.

-Other Notes-Frank was forced to leave The Queen Nips back at Chicago. He is subsequently putting together a small musical group and offers occasional performances when the mood strikes him. Pay him in catnip. Note also that he has enough catnip to last him awhile and is subsequently unlikely to offer legit concerts for more catnip. Instead, he’s prone to spontaneous renditions of Sinatra songs on street corners for absolutely no reason except that he feels like singing. These instances are free.

Frank also dances.

Frank’s name is a reference to two famous singers. Name them and you win absolutely nothing except his congratulations.

Favorites list:Favorite artist – Frank SinatraFavorite food – Spaghetti and Meatballs (not that he ever gets it, but when he does…) Favorite activity – singing Motto: “Let the records show that I did it MY way!”

Ok, it looks like we're coloring our text. So I'd like if we all decided on colors for each character. I'll add that info to the character list as it comes.

Edit: oh, thanks for the tip. I'll watch for him.

Another Edit: That's a very over-the-top character... you sure you can RolePlay that within the universe without making him a one-trick sideshow? This RP has a serious side, and characters need depth...

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Mon May 31, 2010 10:08 pm

Neko

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Re: PF: Brookshire Meadows OOC

RockstarRaccoon wrote:

Ok, it looks like we're coloring our text. So I'd like if we all decided on colors for each character. I'll add that info to the character list as it comes.

Errmm... how about: this color? (what is it with me and not doing my research?!)

This is far too bright. I cannot read it. Try This shade of purple. The code is #7070D0.Also, I worry about your character being a little too over the top. He's fine so far, but make sure he has some level of emotional depth, because alot of things can happen in an RP that centers on both action and drama.

Edit: when you see this. Go back and change the stuff to that color, I'll add you to the list when you decide on a color.

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Also, thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to keep him on the down low. I was thinking that'd he'd be a sort of ladies man, but since he's moved to Brookshire he's sorta run out of ladies to woo (no female cats *sadface*). So unless somebody joins with a female feline, he'll probably not be doing much in the way of acting out.

Also, thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to keep him on the down low. I was thinking that'd he'd be a sort of ladies man, but since he's moved to Brookshire he's sorta run out of ladies to woo (no female cats *sadface*). So unless somebody joins with a female feline, he'll probably not be doing much in the way of acting out.

Well, like I said, right now, he's fine. Even if he's wacky, it's all fine, I'm just saying, he needs to be able to respond to different situations. He needs to have a 3 Dimensional personality, with emotional depth. He's about to run into a particularly sad character (Rocky), and he needs to have some response other than silliness. (unless you want him to be totally immature, which is fine)

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Your color = winThank you for the help. As you can tell, my own wackiness interferes with my RPing ability (oy vey). Frank can DEFINITELY react to different situations appropriately. Should I make that more clear in my character sheet?

No, it's all ok. As long as he has a way to fit into the RP, he can be whatever you want. Go ahead and be as wacky as you feel like.

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There is an open flow of time. This means things happen in a general order, but the timing of it doesn't matter. To liken it to a video game, Mario goes through all the stages, in order, and then he fights King Koopa at the end. The time it takes him to do this doesn't matter, as long as things stay sequential. In such a world, characters do not age naturally, they just continue on through the years, at whatever age is good for their story, and don't worry about the consequences of passing time, only the actions which they did at some prior point in the time-line.So, as long as K-Bar pops in at a point in his life where it is reasonable, he can come in at any time. However, if he comes in at one point in his life, he cannot come back later at another point which came before it, as that would break the sequence of his events. Understand?

This is what the comic goes by, as far as I can tell, as do the majority of comics. (an exception being "For Better or Worse" in which the characters eventually grew up over time and had their own kids, and the author retired by having the original characters, now the grandparents, think back to the very first episode, causing the series to loop.)

FunkyChickenFace wrote:

Ah, Ima note to all that Ima going to sleep now, school's tomorrow, and as such won't be replyin' till ~3:30 PM. FYI. Dunno if this is needed.

Yes. It's courteous when there's posting going on. Night.

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Edit: Can we come up with some sort of scale for the 2-10 numerative stats? I've always thought somewhere along the lines of this:

Exe - ENDURANCE (Your HP) 1 = Basically Dead. 2 = Has advanced cancer. 3 = Has a heart condition. 4 = Glass Jaw. 5 = can take a few but won't survive a full on fist fight. 6 = Can take it and dish it. 7 = "What was that? Did you just punch me? Felt nice, do it again".8 = "Oh hey there, I didn't notice you were punching me". 9 = "Your leg's off." "It's just a flesh wound!" 10 = I think I just got shot in the face. Why don't I feel anything?

Edit Too: I'm just trying to gauge the general feeling among the RP community, FYI. Can anybody help me if I'm wrong?

Zander, Rocky is the most saddening Husky I've ever met. He makes me want to cry and give him a hug and tell him I love him. You should take this as a complement.

On a separate note: how many votes for uncovering the @$$ who made Rocky so emotionally scarred and beating the turkey stuffing out of him? I was thinking we could enlist the Chicago Pet Mafia for a hit and have them make it look like an accident.

Zander, Rocky is the most saddening Husky I've ever met. He makes me want to cry and give him a hug and tell him I love him. You should take this as a complement.

Thanks i wa-

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On a separate note: how many votes for uncovering the @$$ who made Rocky so emotionally scarred and beating the turkey stuffing out of him? I was thinking we could enlist the Chicago Pet Mafia for a hit and have them make it look like an accident.

O_O

he was abused at an orphanage till he was 2 years old, then he was sold to these people that live up in alaska that do research, they didnt care much for wellbeing of the animals, but they needed someone to lug around all there crap, so they adopted him and sent him to a training camp for sleigh dogs for 3 1/2 years.and when he finally got out of the camp he was flown on the wrong flight, so he broke out of the cage at the airport and is now walking around through neighborhoods looking for something to eat. D:

Right. That settles it. As soon as it's canon-ly possible, I'm going to enlist K-Bar and the Chicago Pet Mafia. We are going to find that orphanage. We will make sure to move the pets inside to good houses first. Then we are going to BOMB the ROAST BEEF out of the place. The Chicago Pet Mafia will insure that it looks like a gas leak and a cigarette lighter had a bad fight.

Edit: This is, of course, after we find Rocky a home and feed him until he can't eat anymore.

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